title: Pulse shaping with birefringent crystals: a tool for quantum metrology.
abstract: A method for time differentiation based on a Babinet-Soleil-Bravais compensator is introduced. The complex transfer function of the device is measured using polarization spectral interferometry. Time differentiation of both the pulse field and pulse envelope are demonstrated over a spectral width of about 100 THz with a measured overlap with the objective mode greater than 99.8%. This pulse shaping technique is shown to be perfectly suited to time metrology at the quantum limit.
authors.forename: Guillaume
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Labroille
authors.forename: Olivier
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Pinel
authors.forename: Nicolas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Treps
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Joffre